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Ben Webster
Ballads By Ben Webster

Compil. UK 1974 on Verve Records label
Jazz (Swing, Easy Listening)

Recorded in Los Angeles - December 8, 1953: Tracks D2, D3 Recorded in New York City - March 30, 1954: Tracks A1, A2, A7, B3 Recorded in New York City - May 28, 1954: Tracks A3, A5, A6, B6 Recorded in New York City - December 15, 1954: Tracks A4, B1, B2, C1 Recorded in New York City - September 9, 1955: Tracks B4, B5, C2 to C6 Recorded in New York City - July 1958: Tracks D4, D6 Recorded in New York City - April 9, 1959: Track D5 Comes in a gatefold cover. All tracks Mono except D4 to D6, Stereo. Tracks A1 to A7, B1 to B3: ℗ 1956 Tracks D5: ℗ 1960 Tracks D4 & D6: ℗ 1962 Tracks B4 to B6, C1 to C6, D1 to D3 : ℗ 1974

     
Musicians
PortraitBen Webster ts, 1909-1973 US
tenor saxophone, album by, written by
PortraitBenny Carter as, 1907-2003 US
alto saxophone
PortraitRalph Burns p, 1922-2001 US
arranged by, conductor, written by
PortraitAl Epstein , *1921 GB
baritone saxophone, flute
PortraitDanny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US
baritone saxophone, flute
PortraitChet Amsterdam b, US
bass
PortraitGeorge Duvivier b, 1920-1985 US
bass
PortraitMilt Hinton b, 1910-2000 US
bass
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass
PortraitWendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US
bass
PortraitAbram Borodkin vc,
cello
PortraitGeorge Ricci str, vc, 1921-2010 US
cello
PortraitLucien Schmit vc,
cello
PortraitJimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US
clarinet
PortraitTony Scott cl, 1921-2007 US
clarinet
PortraitJohn Snell ,
compiled by
PortraitAlvin Stoller dr, 1925-1992 US
drums
PortraitDave Bailey dr, *1926 US
drums
PortraitJo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US
drums
PortraitLouis Bellson dr, 1924-2009 IT
drums
PortraitOsie Johnson dr, 1923-1966 US
drums
PortraitHerb Ellis g, 1921-2010 US
guitar
PortraitLes Spann g, fl, 1932-1989 US
guitar
PortraitMundell Lowe g, *1922 US
guitar
PortraitBilly Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US
piano, written by
PortraitHank Jones p, 1918-2010 US
piano
PortraitJimmy Jones p, 1918-1982
piano
PortraitOscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA
piano
PortraitTeddy Wilson p, 1912-1986 US
piano
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
Burt Fish
viola
PortraitRichard Dickler vl,
viola
PortraitBernard Greenhouse vc, 1916-2011 US
violin
PortraitDavid Novales vn,
violin
PortraitGene Orloff vn, str, 1921-2009 US
violin
PortraitHarold Coletta vl, 1917-2001
violin
PortraitHarry Lookofsky str, vn, 1913-1998 US
violin
Jack Zade
violin
PortraitJulius Schacter vn, US
violin
PortraitLeo Kruczek vn, 1908-1977 US
violin
PortraitMac Ceppos vn,
violin
Martin Donegan
violin
PortraitMilt Lomask vn,
violin
Misha Edward Russell
violin
PortraitPaul Winter vn, *1939 US
violin
Rudolph Sims
violin
Solomon Deutsch
violin
PortraitTosha Samaroff vn,
violin
Producers
Ian Murray art direction
Roger Bigg artwork by
Mike Doyle photography by
Norman Granz producer
Dave Gelly sleeve notes
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Sophisticated LadyBen WebsterDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
2My Funny ValentineBen WebsterRodgers & Hart
3All Too SoonBen WebsterDuke Ellington
4Do Nothin' Till You Hear From MeBen WebsterBob Russell, Duke Ellington
5Love Is Here To StayBen WebsterGeorge & Ira Gershwin
6It Happens To Be MeBen WebsterArthur Kent, Sammy Gallop
7You're Mine YouBen WebsterEdward Heyman, Johnny Green
8Come Rain Or Come ShineBen WebsterHarold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
9Prelude To A KissBen WebsterDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
10Love's AwayBen WebsterBen Webster
11Blue MoonBen WebsterRodgers & Hart
12There Is No Greater LoveBen WebsterIsham Jones, Marty Symes
13Chelsea BridgeBen WebsterBilly Strayhorn
14Willow Weep For MeBen WebsterAnn Ronell
15We'll Be Together AgainBen WebsterCarl Fischer, Frankie Laine
16What Am I Here ForBen WebsterDuke Ellington
17My Greatest MistakeBen WebsterJack Fulton, Jack O'Brien
18Until TonightBen WebsterEdward Heyman, Victor Young
19Teach Me TonightBen WebsterGene DePaul, Sammy Cahn
20Early AutumnBen WebsterRalph Burns
21That's AllBen WebsterAlan Brandt, Bob Haymes
22Don't Get Around Much AnymoreBen WebsterBob Russell, Duke Ellington
23Chelsea BridgeBen WebsterBilly Strayhorn
24Time After TimeBen WebsterJule Styne And Sammy Cahn
25When I Fall In LoveBen WebsterEdward Heyman, Victor Young
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